Wood Windows

One of the many bungalows in north Portland. Not far from overlook park.

Both of these eyebrow windows are showing their age. In particular, the bottom-rails…where all the water cascades down off the glass, testing the limits of the antique putty-glazing.

One of the windows was consequently leaking so much that water was showing up in the ceiling below.

If you enlarge this photo by clicking on it, you may be able to make out some of the water damage on the interior side of the bottom-rail.

And here’s some of the damage as viewed from the exterior.

So the two sash were temporarily removed, the openings boarded-up…

…and the sash taken back to our shop in Tigard. As you can see, the bottom-rail has been painstakingly removed without breaking the glass. How about that?

Brandon putting the finishing touches to the two new bottom-rails.

After which, we jump back to the jobsite where Brandon is shown reinstalling the newly repaired sash.

Picturesque?